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Congress urged to combat China trade practices
Nov 19th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must combat China's trade-distorting industrial and currency policies with U.S. trade laws and by using the World Trade Organization...
Foreclosure proceedings for N. Colo. mall begin
Nov 17th, 2009 - Forbes
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Foreclosure proceedings involving The Promenade Shops at Centerra in northern Colorado have begun. According to records filed Monday with the Larimer County Public Trustee's Office...
TIMELINE: The past, present and future of China's yuan
Nov 15th, 2009 - Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to raise the issue of the yuan's exchange rate when he visits China from November 15-18, putting the spotlight on...
Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism
Nov 14th, 2009 - Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S...APEC Leaders Begin Meetings in Singapore
Nov 14th, 2009 - VOA News
Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened meetings in Singapore Saturday to discuss recovery from the global financial crisis and promotion of free trade.
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Global Financial Crisis videos from YouTube:
7:17Ron Paul on the Global Financial Crisis
Ron Paul discusses the collapsing financial markets. "We're in the middle of something very big and it doesn't look like it's going to end soon." digg.com digg.com house.gov campaignforliberty.com http
4:01The Financial Crisis...Simplified
Hank (and Hank and Hank and Hank and Hank) give an extremely simplified account of how we got into such a terribly gigantic financial mess in America.
55:30Praxis Discussion Series: Global Financial Crisis
A panel-style program on the topic of the Global Financial Crisis and its impact on international development. Recorded in Sydney, Australia on Friday 20 February 2009 featuring three specialists - Vikram Nehru (World Bank) ...
6:10Niall Ferguson: The Global Financial Crisis
For the United States to contend with a financial crisis on this scale is fiscally possible, says Ferguson. The situation is actually much worse for Europe and for the petro-powers. This Carnegie Council event took place on November 20, 2008 ...
Global Financial Crisis from WikiPedia:
The financial crisis of 2007–2009 has been called the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression by leading economists, with its global effects characterized by the failure of key businesses, declines in consumer wealth estimated in the trillions of U.S. dollars, substantial financial commitments incurred by governments, and a significant decline in economic activity. Many causes have been proposed, with varying weight assigned by experts. Both market-based and regulatory solutions have been implemented or are under consideration, while significant risks remain for the world economy.
The immediate cause or trigger of the crisis was the bursting of the United States housing bubble which peaked in approximately 2005–2006. High default rates on "subprime" and adjustable rate mortgages (ARM), began to increase quickly thereafter.
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